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. 2006 Apr 13;5:16. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-5-16

Table 1.

Vehicle speed in miles per hour, by road type and setting

Road type and mode of travel Rural Urban Inner urban Conurbation central core
Motorway 65 53 43 37
A-road dual c/w 53 28 22 19
A-road single c/w 40 25 22 19
B-road dual c/w 43 22 19 16
B-road single c/w 34 19 16 12
Primary road dual c/w 56 31 25 22
Primary road single c/w 43 25 19 16
Private road 28 19 16 12
Unclassified road 28 19 16 12

This table is a summary of the matrix of travel speeds incorporated within the Mapinfo Drivetime software. The full matrix includes travel speeds for passing places, ferry routes, tunnels, and central London.